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Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 20, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Baltimore Orioles, played on August 20, 1977 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ross Grimsley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pete Redfern |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 18,668 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
| Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Terry Crowley | DH |
| Andres Mora | Left Fielder |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Dave Skaggs | Catcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lyman Bostock | Left Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Larry Hisle | Center Fielder |
| Craig Kusick | DH |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Jerry Terrell | Third Baseman |
| Bob Gorinski | Right Fielder |
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 20, 1977
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Redfern
Bumbry strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Redfern
Dauer hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Redfern
Singleton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Redfern
May is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Grimsley
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Grimsley
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Grimsley
Carew hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Redfern
Crowley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hisle. Crowley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mora vs. Redfern
Mora hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crowley scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Redfern
DeCinces hits a fly ball into left field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Redfern
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skaggs vs. Redfern
There goes Belanger. The throw from Wynegar and he is out, Randall applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Grimsley
Hisle strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Grimsley
Kusick hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Grimsley
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skaggs vs. Redfern
Skaggs is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Redfern
Bumbry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Redfern
Dauer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Grimsley
Terrell hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorinski vs. Grimsley
Gorinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Grimsley
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bostock vs. Grimsley
Bostock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randall moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smalley vs. Grimsley
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Redfern
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Redfern
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Redfern
Crowley is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Grimsley
Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Mora settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Grimsley
Hisle hits a popup, foul, towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Grimsley
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimsley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Redfern
Mora hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Redfern
DeCinces hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Redfern
Belanger hits a fly ball into left field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Grimsley
Wynegar hits a line drive towards short. Belanger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Grimsley
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorinski vs. Grimsley
Gorinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skaggs vs. Redfern
Skaggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Redfern
Bumbry hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Redfern
Dauer hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Redfern
Singleton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Redfern
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowley vs. Redfern
Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Grimsley
Randall hits a line drive towards third. DeCinces reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Grimsley
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Grimsley
Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Mora settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Redfern
Mora strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Redfern
DeCinces hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bostock. DeCinces reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Belanger vs. Redfern
There goes DeCinces. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. DeCinces steals third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Belanger vs. Redfern
Belanger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skaggs vs. Johnson
Tom Johnson now pitching.
Skaggs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bumbry vs. Johnson
Bumbry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DeCinces scores. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dauer vs. Johnson
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Grimsley
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Grimsley
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Grimsley
Kusick hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Grimsley
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Johnson
Singleton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Johnson
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Johnson
Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Grimsley
Terrell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Martinez
Dennis Martinez now pitching. Glenn Adams pinch hits for Bob Gorinski.
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiles vs. Martinez
Rich Chiles pinch hits for Bob Randall.
Chiles hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bostock vs. Martinez
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Johnson
Glenn Adams now playing right field. Luis Gomez now playing second base.
Mora hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Johnson
Elliott Maddox pinch runs for Andres Mora.
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell juggles the ball. That's an error on Terrell. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Johnson
Belanger bunts in front of the plate. Wynegar fields it and throws to first for the out. Maddox moves to third. DeCinces moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Skaggs vs. Johnson
Skaggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maddox scores. DeCinces scores. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Johnson
Bumbry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skaggs moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dauer vs. Johnson
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Martinez
Elliott Maddox now playing center field. Al Bumbry now playing left field. Tony Muser now playing first base.
Smalley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Smalley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Martinez
Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hisle vs. Martinez
Hisle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smalley scores. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusick vs. Martinez
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1977 -- Baltimore at Minnesota (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Bumbry A, cf-lf 5 0 2 1 Bostock L, lf 4 0 1 0
Dauer R, 2b 5 0 0 0 Smalley R, ss 4 1 1 0
Singleton K, rf 4 1 4 2 Carew R, 1b 4 0 1 0
May L, 1b 4 0 1 0 Hisle L, cf 4 0 1 1
Muser T, 1b 0 0 0 0 Kusick C, dh 4 1 1 1
Crowley T, dh 4 1 1 0 Wynegar B, c 3 0 0 0
Mora A, lf 4 0 2 1 Terrell J, 3b 2 0 0 0
Maddox E, pr-cf 0 1 0 0 Gorinski B, rf 2 0 0 0
DeCinces D, 3b 4 2 1 0 Adams G, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Belanger M, ss 2 0 0 0 Randall B, 2b 2 0 1 0
Skaggs D, c 4 1 2 2 Chiles R, ph 1 0 0 0
Gomez L, 2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 13 6 31 2 6 2
Baltimore 010 002 102 -- 6
Minnesota 000 000 101 -- 2
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley R (W)* 7.0 4 1 1 1 1
Martinez D (S) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Redfern P (L) 6.1 8 4 4 1 7
Johnson T 2.2 5 2 1 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Terrell J
DP -- Baltimore 2, Minnesota 3
LOB -- Baltimore 5, Minnesota 3
2B -- Crowley T, DeCinces D, Smalley R
HR -- Singleton K, Kusick C
SB -- DeCinces D
CS -- Belanger M
SH -- Belanger M
T -- 2:13
A -- 18668
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